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    Theatre

    Jul 11, 2022 3 minutes

    SHAKESPEARE

    ‘I’m sure many disabled actors feel a connection to Richard III’

    Arthur Hughes is the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC. He explains why this matters

    It’s a real experience being in the driving seat as one of Shakespeare’s greatest characters, and real bucket-list territory for an actor to be driving him around the racecourse that is the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. This production will be the first in the RSC’s history to feature a disabled actor in the title role of. Arguably, as

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